A westbound Southern train heads through the Western Railway of Alabama crossing as SCL Hamlet-NOLA run-through train - with an unusual-for-this-train SD35 leading - waits. That GP9 in the lead o... (more)

As tropical storm Elsa knocks on Florida’s door, the Florida Northern local returns to its yard through the historic downtown district of Ocala on a humid afternoon. Former 1959 built N&W GP9 60... (more)

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The grade out of Opelika may be imperceptible to the naked eye but, believe me, it's tough. Four old geeps and a newer GP40 on train 208 are proving that to the doubters. The driver of that Econ... (more)

Michigan Southern GP9 Nº 908 is sitting on the west leg of what was at one time the busy IC mainline that ran between Jackson, TN to Oxford, MS. The Mississippi Central Railway a reincarnated o... (more)

Built as Nickel Plate Road #475, Then to Norfolk & Western as #2475. Now former Winchester & Western #475 after being purchased by OmniTRAX. The locomotive has found a new home for the time being ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise local cruises along the Clark Fork at Quinns, Montana, on September 13, 2011. MRL EMD GP9 Nos. 113 and 127 power the eastbound local headed to St. Regis on the railr... (more)

With a nice GP9/GP10 combo, the Mineral Range continues the journey to the Humboldt Mine with a train of covered gondolas picked up from Ishpeming.

The Mineral Range slowly rolls through the middle of nowhere, headed for its destination of the Humboldt Mine. ILSX GP9 1323 and ILSX GP10 1345 provide the power on a train of covered gondolas. Th... (more)

Bloomer line GP9 7591 rests with 3 cars just north of Charlotte on the Bloomer mainline. This portion of the line is in the process of being rebuilt.

A well worn C&O GP9 sits in the yard at St Albans WV coupled to a freight train waiting to go east.

The 2:00 p.m. Delaware River Railway excursion rolls south through Carpentersville, N.J.

I think Virginia is beautiful, particularly in the mountainous areas, but it can feel grim in winter - cold, gray and wet. You can see it n this image, with C&O 6189 providing about the only brig... (more)

Descending Winston Hill into the darkening dusk of evening at 9:15 p.m. on June 25, 2019, and overpowered by Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 109 and SD40-2 No. 250, MRL’s Helena switch flies over the ... (more)

After completing its interchange to the Rock Island's Burr Oak Yard, a GTW caboose hop heads west toward home rails. Tom Golden photo.